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[Carmel5]

6d,out of time again on the spur of the moment(9) -x-------.
10a+13a, cover the wax another label containing parts of the brain (5,4)B---A ,---E?
Any help would be great

[elliemay1]

6 extempore?

[elliemay1]

ex(out of) tempo (time)re(again)

[Carmel5]

Thank you elliemay1 I had 8a,wrong so that was throwing everything off

[fuzzy-brain]

10 & 13a. Cere Bella ?

[elliemay1]

Well done fuzzy-brain
cere (//a waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds.//
bella (anag of label)

[elliemay1]

^ there's nothing fuzzy about your brain!

[fuzzy-brain]

Thanks, elliemay1 - just a lucky guess!